Chester (S.C.) athlete Charles Whitlock has seen his number of offers jump to 18 schools, yet he remains wide open.

"I'm still considering everyone," the 5-foot-11, 175-pound Whitlock said. "I went to South Carolina and Tennessee's junior days, and I just visited North Carolina and Duke earlier this week."

Whitlock, who racked up 1,600 yards passing, 800 yards rushing and 26 total touchdowns as a junior, liked what he saw at USC's junior day.

"I liked it up there," he said. "I was in the group with the defensive backs with coach (Ron) Cooper. We toured the facilities and watched a little film. Their coaches are nice and everything. Coach Cooper is actually recruiting me now. He's been texting me to stay in touch with me."